On the 8th Grade state tests, there are a lot of questions about natural resources and the 3R's. This unit was developed before the practice tests were released. For additional material, please look under the "summative exam and review" section of this wiki.

Lesson Plans
2.1 Resources
2.3 3R's
2.4 Resource Conservation
2.5 Carbon Cycle
2.6 Global Warming










2.7 Water Cycle
2.8 Oxygen Cycle
2.9 Nitrogen Cycle
2.10 Biotic vs. Abiotic
2.11 Levels of Organization










2.12 Limiting Factors














*Note - The power points for 2.5 and 2.6 were too large to upload with the pictures, so the pictures were removed.
2.2 was an article used on a half day. It is not relevant to the unit test, so I have not uploaded it.

Assessments and Review